Aug 16 (Reuters) - Iluka Resources Ltd ILU.AX :
* H1 NPAT $126.1 MILLION VERSUS LOSS OF $81.5 MILLION
* MINERAL SANDS REVENUE UP 21% ON FIRST HALF 2017 TO $607 MILLION
* INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 10 CENTS PER SHARE FULLY FRANKED
* SIGNIFICANT TAX PAYMENTS ARE EXPECTED IN 2019
* OPERATING COSTS AT SIERRA RUTILE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER IN 2018, WITH FULL YEAR INCREASE TO US$115 MILLION FROM $102 MILLION PREVIOUSLY GUIDED